Date Bran Cake Food

BRAN DATE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pour 2 cups boiling water over chopped dates.
• In a separate bowl, beat lightly 2 eggs.
• Add brown sugar to egg mixture slowly, beating constantly.
• When these ingredients are creamy, add 1 cup whole-wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add half the date mixture and the rest of the whole-wheat flour, bran, and vanilla.
• Add the remaining date mixture and fold in chopped pecans.
• Place the dough in lightly-greased loaf pans. Bake for about 1 hour.

ALL BRAN LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and line your loaf tin, and preheat the oven to 170C/fan 150C/gas 5.
• Use a cup to measure the ingredients (I use my small measuring jug featured in the photograph.)
• Pour the All bran and milk into a bowl. Leave the All Bran to soak up the milk (about 5-10 mins.)
• Add the self raising flour and sugar to your mixture and stir.
• Cut up your dried fruit (if using prunes and apricots) and dust with some of the self raising flour. Add the fruit to your mixture and stir.
• The mixture should be thick and gloopy, if it isn't you may wish to add a bit more milk. Transfer the mixture to your loaf tin and put in the oven for 1 hr -1 hr 30 mins. Check on the loaf after 1 hr by putting a knife through the middle, if it comes out clean the loaf is cooked, if not leave it in a little longer.

DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Put the dates, walnuts, baking soda, salt and shortening in a bowl. Pour the boiling water over and stir. Let the mixture stand for 15 minutes.
• Using a fork, beat the eggs and sugar together in a bowl. Add the flours and stir; the batter will be too stiff to mix well. Add the date mixture and mix briskly until the batter is well blended. Spoon into the loaf pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes. Check the loaf often; it is done when a few moist crumbs cling to a straw inserted in the middle of the loaf. The bread will continue to bake after it is removed from the oven. Do not overbake, or the loaf will be dry.
• When the loaf is done, slide a knife around the edges of the pan and turn the loaf onto a rack to cool completely. This bread freezes well.

DATE BRAN CAKE

Steps:

• Place bran, water, egg, molasses and veggie oil in a small bowl. Mix lightly and let stand at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes. (This timing is very important.)
• Place flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, soda and dates in a mixer bowl and mix at low speed for about 1/2 minute to blend well.
• Add the bran mixture and mix at medium speed to blend well. Do not overmix.
• Spread evenly in a well greased 8 inch square pan and bake at 375 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cake is firm in the centre and draws away from the sides of the pan.
• Cool the cake to room temperature and cut 3 x 4 into 12 equal portions.
• Use 1 square per serving.
• food exchange per serving- 1 bread and 1 fat.
• low sodium diets- omit salt.
• use low sodium baking powder.
• low cholesterol diets- omit egg.
• use 1/4 cup liquid egg substitute.

BRAN CAKE

Steps:

• Soak the bran, sugar, milk and fruit together for at least 2 hours. Add flour and pour into a loaf tin.
• Bake at 180C/350F/Gas 4 for 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Serve in slices. Dieters may consume an occasional slice as a treat!

BRAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Mix the dry ingredients (oat bran, whole wheat pastry flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon) and set aside.
• Mix the wet ingredients (egg whites, honey, vanilla extract, milk, oil)
• Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix. Do not overmix.
• Gently fold in the blueberries and nuts.
• Spray a small cake tin or loaf tin with cooking spray (or grease with butter & flour) and pour the mixture into the dish and slide it into the oven.
• Let it bake for 30-35 minutes. (I had to bake mine for 40 minutes. So, please adjust according to your oven)
• Check its fully cooked through with a toothpick or a fork.
• This cake made for a wonderful combination with coffee. Ive paired it with fresh fruits for a filling and healthy breakfast. This cake is not very sweet. You can increase the amount of brown sugar or honey to suit your taste. Or drizzle some maple syrup on top for your breakfast. We have sliced it warm and spread lightly with butter like a malt loaf, very tasty.